[Bug 540692] Re: "unmount partitions that are in use?" dialog is confusing

[Gabor Toth]

I had this at my last install.  Seems it comes up either when external hard drive or USB disk attached and mounted or (and this is when it becomes important per what I see) when you  - like I did - before installing check out what is on the hard drive of the computer and thus mount and open one or more partition there.
It happened to me with the latest 13.04 installer from Live CD mode.
Should be changed as suggested above.

Gabor

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Title:
  "unmount partitions that are in use?" dialog is confusing

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  using karmic livecd.

  the dialog text goes like this:

  ----
  The installer has detected that the following disks have mounted partitions:

  /dev/sda

  Do you want the installer to try to unmount the partitions on these
  disks before continuing?  If you leave them mounted, you will not be
  able to create, delete, or resize partitions on these disks, but you
  may be able to install to existing partitions there.

  (buttons at the end are "No" and "Yes")
  ----

  this text is confusing. by the time i got to the yes and no buttons i
  was surprised because i no longer have a question in my mind. the last
  thing i had in mind was an explanation about what i will not be able
  to do to certain partitions, why do i need yes or no for that?

  i think this wording is better

  ----
  The installer has detected that the following disks have mounted partitions:

  /dev/sda

  If you leave them mounted, you will not be able to create, delete, or
  resize partitions on these disks, but you may be able to install to
  existing partitions there. Do you want the installer to try to unmount
  the partitions on these disks before continuing?

  (buttons at the end "Yes, try to unmount" and "No, keep them mounted")
  ----

  see also
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/346589/comments/11

  somewhat related bug #346589, bug #363069, bug #193270

  note: i am using the karmic livecd, but i checked the source package
  here https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/2.2.5 and as far as
  i understand this same dialog text is still on the lucid beta livecd.

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